Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to David Dixon Porter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04464 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.1 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Written from Headquarters, Department of the Tennessee, near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant orders Admiral Porter to direct the Marine Brigade to debark at Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi, and to send as many steamers as possible to obtain reinforcements from Memphis, Tennessee.
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